Statistics Norway

9.4 Females 15 years and over, by economic activity and industry. Per cent
Industry1 1875 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930
Females 15 years and over, total  622 201  688 075  769 294  826 097  943 093 1 049 228
Total  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Persons economically active1 34.4 34.8 35.2 33.2 31.5 29.9
Agriculture 13.9 12.4 9.1 6.2 6.1 3.8
Forestry, etc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fishing, etc., and whaling 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mining and quarrying 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manufacturing 4.9 6.5 7.5 6.8 6.2 5.4
Construction         0.0 0.0
Electricity, gas, water, sanitary services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wholesale and retail trade 0.6 1.4 2.3 2.9 3.6 3.9
Financial institutions and real estate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2
Water transport 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transport and communications other than water transport 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.6
Government services 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Community and business services 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.6 2.8
Personal services 12.6 12.7 13.6 14.1 11.6 12.9
Activities not adequately described 1.8 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0
Persons not economically active 65.2 65.2 64.5 66.4 68.5 70.1
Unknown 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0
  1946 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Females 15 years and over, total 1 250 251 1 263 073 1 349 740 21 460 548 21 597 702 21 731 439
Total  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Persons economically active1 26.9 26.0 23.8 27.7 29.2 29.0
Agriculture 3.2 2.1 0.9 2.1 1.8 1.0
Forestry, etc 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fishing, etc., and whaling 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mining and quarrying 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Manufacturing 5.6 6.5 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.1
Construction 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
Electricity, gas, water, sanitary services 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.7 5.4 4.3
Financial institutions and real estate 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.6
Water transport 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2
Transport and communications other than water transport 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.6
Government services 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.9 2.2
Community and business services 3.9 4.1 5.1 7.9 10.7 12.5
Personal services 7.8 6.2 4.6 2.9 1.7 1.8
Activities not adequately described 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 -
Persons not economically active 72.8 74.0 76.2 72.3 70.8 71.0
Unknown 0.3 0.0 - - - -
1  See http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/histstat/kap09.html
2  Females 16 years and over.
Source: Population and housing censuses.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/folketellinger/ 

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